Malphite vs Ahri

Malphite
vs
Not enough games
Ahri
Heavy AP damageCountered by spell shieldHigh burstHeavy poke

Build vs Ahri

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Mercury's Treads, Hollow Radiance, Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, Frozen Heart.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1
Stormsurge
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport79%
FlashDot19%

Other options

Hollow Radiance
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Frozen Heart
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Sunfire Aegis
Zeke's Convergence
Dark Seal
Unending Despair
20.0% WR5 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ahri's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Essence Theft (P)

After killing 9 minions or monsters, Ahri heals.After taking down an enemy champion, Ahri heals for a greater amount.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s9s12s–
67s9s12s2m20
97s8s12s2m20
117s7s12s2m
167s5s12s1m40
187s5s12s1m40

Playing as Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

Playing against Ahri

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Keep minions between you and her: Charm (E) stops on the first enemy hit, and without it her burst lands far less often.

  2. Dodge the return of her orb

    If you can only dodge one pass of Orb of Deception (Q), dodge the return: it deals true damage, which your resistances don't reduce.

  3. Play hard when her R is down

    Play hard once she has used the dashes of Spirit Rush (R): she has nothing left to escape with, and its cooldown is 140 to 100 seconds.

  4. Group up when she roams

    When she roams, avoid walking through the jungle alone: Charm (E) then Spirit Rush (R) let her catch an isolated target by surprise.

Patch 16.21.1